A PINCH OF HING

Ingredients: 5 ripe banana 1 cup milk powder few drops vanilla extract 1 pinch cinnamon powder 1 pinch salt 1 paper dosa 4 ice cubes chocolate sauce chopped nuts Preparations: Place all above ingredients in a food processor.  Pulse until smooth and thick. Once mixture is smooth, scrape into bowl.  Using a hand mixer, beat until mixture starts to appear fluffy. Put mixture into plastic container and freeze for 3 to 4 hours. After 4 hours ice cream is ready to serve. Now for cone dosa: Heat a dosa pan, pour the batter and make  a thin dosa. Leave on high heat or until it becomes  golden brown and crispy. Do not flip dosa now apply butter on it. Using spatula make a cut from the edge to center,  Immediately give a shape of cone when it is hot. Hold the cut area of the dosa, start folding it in the  clockwise direction to form a cone. Now to assemble the ice cream. Take a serving...

Ingredients: 10 baby corn 1 tsp black pepper powder tsp ginger/garlic paste 1 tbsp corn flour 2 tbsp crushed corn flakes salt to taste oil for fry Preparations:       In a bowl add all above ingredients except baby corn  and crushed corn flakes.Add little water to make a batter. In another plate spread crushed corn flakes and keep aside. Heat up pan with 2 to 3 tbsp of oil. Dip each baby corn in the batter and coat with crushed corn flakes  slowly pour in oil in batches and fry till golden brown. Drain it in a kitchen towel to take out the extra oil. Serve it hot as a evening snacks ! Best for parties.

Ingredients: 2-Chicken breasts 2 tbsp hung curd 1/2 tsp ginger/garlic paste 1 tsp chopped mint leaves 1 tsp chopped coriander leaves  1 tsp crushed black pepper 2 tbsp crushed corn flakes 1 tsp corn flour butter for frying salt to taste Preparations: Take two large chicken breasts. Cut in half by butterflying it the whole way through. Marinate the chicken with curd,pepper and salt.  Make sure they are well covered with the Marinade and  marinate for 1 hours in the fridge.After 1 hours remove  from fridge to room temperature. Now mix it well and take out to another plate.Use the remain  marinate ; on this bowl add cornflakes,corn flour,mint leaves, coriander leaves,pepper,ginger/garlic paste and salt if necessary. Mix well and apply on both side of chicken breasts.   Heat the pan and grease butter and place two chicken breasts into the hot pan. Do not cover it ,cook it on midum...

Ingredients: 1-bowl rice 1 -bowl jack fruit 1 -onion 1-tomato 2-cardamom 1-black cardamom 1-bay leaf 4-cloves 2''-1 cinnamon stick 1-star anise 1 tbsp-ginger/garlic paste oil and salt to taste Preparations: Before start cooking; wash and soak rice. Boil jack-fruit with salt, and turmeric powder  in water and sieve in colander and keep aside. Grind all above spices and keep aside. Heat the pan with oil add sliced onion fry till light brown. Add chopped tomato stir well, add ginger/garlic paste stir ,add the ground masala and fry till the raw smell go off. Add jack fruit stir nicely;add rice stir again and now leave in low flame for 2 to 3 minutes (through this the pulao  give nice jack fruit smell). After couple of minutes add water salt and cover it till done. Garnish with onion rings and mint.

Ingredients : Yellow dal (tur) - 1/2 cup Rice - 1 1/2 cups Brinjals - 2 small Onion - 1 no. Carrot - 1 no. Drumsticks - 2 nos (optional) Tamarind - size of a small lime Dry red chilies - 6 (you can reduce or increase as per your taste) Green chilies - 4 nos Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp Mustard - 2 tsp Cashew nuts- 20  gm Fresh grated coconut - 1 tbsp Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp Curry leaves - Few Coriander leaves - Few Poppy seeds - 1 tsp Aniseed's - 1/2 tsp Cloves - 4 nos Cardamoms - 4 nos Cinnamon - Small piece Ghee /  oil - for frying Salt - as per taste preparations: Peel the onions and cut into big pieces. Chop the vegetables into square pieces. Wash rice and dal. Place it in one of the containers and add 2 1/2 cups of water, a pinch of turmeric powder and chopped vegetables and co...

Ingredients: 1 bowl-mixed lentils 1 tomato chopped 1 onion chopped 1 tbsp chopped chilies 1 tbsp chopped coriender leaves 1 tsp chaat masala powder 1/2 lemon juice (take small size of tomato and onion) (No need add oil) Preparations: Rinse lentils and pick out if any  stones.  Put lentils in pressure cooker with salt and 2 cups water,  bring to a 3 to 4 whistle, then simmer gently until  lentils tender smell comes out, about 5 minutes.  Actual cooking time will depend on the lentils. So cook carefully. When lentils are tender, drain well and transfer to a mixing bowl.Leave it for 1/2 an hour. Now add chopped tomatoes, chopped onions, chopped green chilies,chopped coriander leaves, salt for taste, chaat masala and lemon juice. Mix the mixture well and serve .

Ingredients 1/4 kg spine gourd sliced 2 large onions chopped 1/4 teaspoon red chili powder 1/4 teaspoon turmeric 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder Salt to taste 1 tablespoon oil Heat oil. Fry the onions a bit. Add the finely sliced spine gourd.  Sprinkle over all masala powders. Stir. Cover and cook for 15 mins. Add salt to taste. Stir again and cover and cook till soft. Enjoy with rice.